The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-19

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Feb. Is. BENZ. Mollet, P~ennsgroves
Those desiring to buy some horses OF
good stock, should attend john A.
Featl,eres sale next Thursday.
Mrs. EIvin has received $1,000 from
AZ insurance company in which MI.
E,yiu had an insurance policy for that
amount.
James b. Springer, represented upper
Pp,tns Neck and WAS one OF the mana
gers Of the Assembly ball in Salem
Thursday evening.
The 52-acre farm of Andrew holton,
deceased, situated in PennsRrove' was
sold At public sale OH Saturday to Johh
/ Diver for $ll3 per acre.
The first sllad of the season was
caught in Della ware Bay at Bayslde
on last Friday week. 1t weighed hVe
bounds and was sold ior rs cents.
On Monday afternoon a calf got away
FROM w. Cooper Layton, the stock dea-
Ter. After being chased out of the river
by a boat and around town it was
caught.
The G.. A. r delegates wishes us to
state that they voted last week at the
National EI.campment before they
left but did not wait for the ballots to
be counted.
Call on f. b. Naylor, Penns groves
genial hardware dealer and tinman,
when you want any thing in his line OF
business dom as he is accommodating
and studies to please.
Thomas Munion will move on a
farm ut Finlay Station, Cumberland
county, in the spring. Nicholas john
sou will farm Thomas Dolbow's farm
ON which Munion now lives.
The steamer Major Reyb bold after be-
ing tied up at Salem since December
4th will resume her trips between Sd
len. and Philadelphia next Monday.
She will he welcomed by the Penns-
grove people.
On Sunday evening Rev. j. G. Mobiles
lreseiaed on the return of the prodigal
son. He was only one day previous as
Prnnsgroye received its valentine on
Monday afternoon. 1t is said that the
fattvd calf would have been killed but
it got overheard into the river and WAS
not caught in time.
The community will he sorry to
know OF the illness of Mrs. Mobiles, wife
of Rev. j. G. Mobiles, pastor OF st.
pauis church. She is at her home at
Atlantic Higi, Lands, She is an earn
eat temperance worker being Vice
President of the State W, c. T. U. and
also leader of the State Eyangelistic
work.
The women's Foreign Missionary
society, Of Emmanuel NJ. e. Churcl
win celebrate their annual opening Of
mite boxes by giving an entertain
in that church, Friday evening, 25th,
consisting of singing, speaking and dia-
lopues. A real Chinese costume, orh
by = moon-syed official in China, will
be exhibited and u young Miss will be
dressed IN Japenese costume. All in
Wit ed Admission free.
The people of Elmer are said to be
IN sympathize with and wish to encour-
age the New Jersey Central Railroad
Company. They will donate t" the
Company q right of way through Elmer
And ample ground fora depot. A route
from Bridgeton to Glassboro or Wood
bury would prove a short and valuable
road, as it would take the freight of
all the glass and other manufacturing
establishments in those places.
The farmers Of this vacinity should
keep in mind the bargains which the
Parvin Iron company IS offering them
and all those who want wagons should
take advantage of it. r. c Parvin,
the President of the company will give
an exhibition and trial test OF their wa
CONS at Pedriektown this morning aud
win offer wagons for sale at the whole
sale price. TIE trial tests have been
very satisfactory where made andgained
CHE approval of many farmers by theil
purchasing n or move.
John Carroll, y native Of Galway,
Ireland, and for twenty-five years
resident of America, died at his home
in Wilmington, last Monday at The
advanced aye of 10 years and
mouths. His death resulted from gen
eral debility. A strange incident OF
mis- later day WAS the fact that he en-
sirely forgot the English language
which he acquired after coming to thii
country, and WAS obliged during thu
last few months to bold al bis conver'
atoms In his mother tongue.
The Upper Canal Bridge wa
open for travel on Thursday OF las
week. The old bridge was taken up o.
July 18th, 1885, one year and nearly
seven months ago. In the mean tim
there was much dispute whether j
should be rebuilt OF not, but last Au
gust a COMMITTEES Of Freeholders de
cided that it should b rebuilt. TIL
old railway track bridge was complete
Nv torn down rs tina canal had under
t,ined the Foundation and 10 entirel
srs pivot bridge has beep built whicI
<eopecfeu 70 stand the wear of time
new bridge cost $4,000